Magazine-pistol.



No. 658,010. Patented sept. as, lsof" o. A. HQFFMANN.

MAGAZINE PISTGL.

(Application led June 12, 1899.'

No Model.)

@Nimah i STATES PATENT, OFFICE..

OTTO ANrONfnorrMANN,-OF OsnP-EL, AUsrRIAfHUNe-ARY, .Ass-IGNORTO Pnsrn, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY MAGAZIN-@PISTOL 'srncirrosrioiv arming part of Lettersrtent No. 6533010, dated september 18,1900.

Application iiled T 1111612, 1899.

` A.To all whom' it may concern:

Beit knownithat I, OTTO ANTON HOFFMANN,

a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Csepel, near Buda-Pesth, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful l' Improvements in Repeating Pistols; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andl` exact description'of the invention, such as `will enable yothers lskilled in the art to which lrol it'appertains toI make and use the same,ref

erenoe being' had to the accompanying draw- 'ings,`and to letters and figures of reference marked thereon. which form a lpart Yof this specification.

This invention has relation to repeating or magazine pistols; and it has for its objectthe provision of means whereby the loading and ring are controlled by movements imparted tothe trigger-that is to say, by the usualzo pull upon and release of the trigger.

That my invention may be fully understood A I will describe the same in detail, reference I `being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichz5 Figuresl-and2 are longitudinal vertical sections showing the firing mechanism in its loading and firing position, respectively; and Fig. 3 is a section taken on line n: of Fig.

2 looking toward the barrel. y 3o In Figs. 1 and 2, l indicates the barrel, and

`Q' the 4magazine-'tube below the same, both.

openinginto the frame C. The magazine- 'tube contains a spring-actuatedfollower fw,

' provided with a radial pin projecting through 3 5 alongitudinal Aslot s in the magazine-tube Q,

said pin carrying a button and said slot merging into a radial slot, into which the radial pin can be turned when the follower is moved forward therethrough to compress the feedao spring 'U and lock it and the follower out of action, said pin and button also serving-as an index, indicating the number of cartridges in the magazine.

The breech-block J is a substantially-po- '45* lygonal block provided in its front face with a circular cartridge receiving or firing cham-y p berg', an aperture for the'percussion-pointofthe firing-pin A being formed inthe rear wall of the breech-block in line with the axis of 5o said firing-chamber. The upper face ofthe serai No. 720,286. (No man.)

breech-block J is convex transversely to it the concave under side of a cover for the frame C,-said cover having a dovetail connection with said frame (see Fig. 3) and a tang at its rear end extending down onto the stock or buttS, to which it is secured by a screw s, so thatready access may be had to the breechaction. The breech-block J is furthermore provided on either side with a vertical guideting vertical guide-grooves 5, formedy in the opposite vertical Walls of theframeC, said ribs also serving to take npvthe recoil.-

The front face of the breechblock J is of such area vertically as to partly cover thev delivery-opening of the magazine-tube Q when said vbreech-block is in the firing position,as lshown in Fig. 2for the purpose of holding sage into chamber C. y

. Below the ringohamberj the breech-block J is provided with a transverse groove '6, formed in its rear face, engaged by a finger 4, pivoted to the outer end of `theflonger arrn of a two-armed lever 3, mountedon a transvn-"se pin 2 in frame C.I As shown, the circular knuckle-joint of the finger 4 has a straight portion 4:, adapted to .abut against agcorre4 sponding shoulder 3 on lever 3 to aord the required movements to said finger in'lifti'ng link 1, and said trigger-hub'has a shoulder e2, lupon which bears' the free end of .thetriggerspring h, and, as will be readily seen from .that the springh will retain the trigger and therethrough the breech-block against motion when the latter is in the firing position. The frame C is provided withv a locking-slide fn, adapted to engage a shoulder c3 on the trig ger when in -its normal position, Fig. l, in

which position the arm or shoulder 'ezof said C, ,thus locking said trigger lagainst motion in either direction. v

The trigger e is secured to-its'hub in any usual manner, and said hub has lan arm Ve in perpetualengagement with a slide d, having rib j,l(sho`wn in dotted .lines in Fig. 3,) {itand lowering thek breech blocl;l`v The rear shorter arm of ,the lever 3 is Vpivotally connected with the trigger-hub E by means of a trigger Abears upon'he bottom 0f 'th'fmme-v 95 FWAFFENUND MAsoInNENrAnnnrs',AOTIENGESELLSCHAFT,' OF" lBUDA"- back the cartridges'and preventing their pas- Y Figs. -1 and 2, saidshoulder c2. is so located 2v l esame Y the rear extension 7 of the slide d, and said collar, together with the forward extension 7 of sleeve d, serves to limit the throw of the irf ling-pin A.

To the under eide of the cover C of frame C is secured a sear-springf, providedv `with a 4look-notch adapted to engage the collar o,2 on

'the firing-pin. A, the forward free end of said spring beingbent down, as shown at g,' into 'the path of lthe forward extension 7 of the slide d, and to the aforesaid @over G is secured the rear sight.

' When the breeoh-aotion is in its normal position, Fig. l, and the trigger e is pulled 'rearwardly in the direction of arrow L against the stress of the springlhhthe finger 4 lifts lthe breeeh-bloek, with a cartridge in its liring-ehamber, into firing position, Fig. 2. Simultaneously with this upward movement of the breech-bleek .l the slide d is moved forward. by the arm e of the trigger-hub E, and as the liring-pin A. is then held against motion with said slide by the Searspringf the power-spring c will be brought under tension vuntil the'forward vertical extension 7 of the said slide impinges upon the turned-down free end g of sear-springfand lifts the same ont of engagement with the collar a2 on the firing vpin A, thereby releasing the latter, the powerspring c impelling the firing-pin forward to explode the fulminate pellet t of the eartrid ge and fire the charge, Fig." 2. The described movements of the breech-bleek .l and slide d are so timed that the firing-pin fi will be released as soon as the said 'breech-block is in its firing position and is held in that position by the holdon the trigger e. lt is obvious that as soon as the trigger e' is released the spring h, acting uponA the shoulder or arm e2 and on the trigger-hub E, will tilt or turn the latter rearwardly, thereby lowering the breech-block into-,its loading position andra turning the slide d and iring-pin into their normal positions, the lock-notehon the searspring f snapping over the collar a2 on said pull on the trigger e ready for firing the next shot by a rearward Having thus described myinvention, what vI claim as new therein, and desire `to secure by Letters Patent, is-

f 1.' In a breeehdoading magazine-firearm, the combination with th'ebarrel, a cartridgemagazine below the same, and opening into I the frame of the arm, and suitable `cartridge-r A feed mechanism in, said magazine; of a ver tioally-` movable breeoh-.blook provided with a eartridge receiving and liring chamber and an aperture leading to said ehamber forl the percussion end of the firing-pin, a'lever in perpetual engagement with the breech block and adapted to move the same into po sition for loading or firing, a trigger oonneeted with and actuating said lever, and a firingpin eoeked and released by the movements of the trigger, for the Vpurposes set forth.

2. in a breech-loading magazine-firearm, the combination with the barrel, a cartridge; magazine below the saine and opening into the frame of the arm, and suitable cartridge.- feed meehanisni in said magazine; of a vertieallyonovaliile breeeh-bloelr provided with a cartridge reoeiving and firing chamber and ,ure leading to said chamber for n end of the firing-pin, a lever engagement with the breechbloelr and alii ated to move the same into position for 5lV ,ling or '.ring, a trigger connect ed with and. actuating said lever, a dring-pin eoeked and released by the movements of the trigger, and a spring acting on thetrigger to return the breech-action into normal loading position, for the purposes set forth. V

3. ln a breeeh-loading magazine-firearm, tlieeombination with the barrel, the magazine below the same andA opening into the frame of the arm, suitable oartridge-feeding mechu anisin in said magazine, a vertically-movable breeeh-bloek provided with aeartrid ge reoeiving and firing chamber, and an aperture leading thereto for the peroussiompointof the firing-pin, a rock-lever in perpetual engagement with the breeoh-bloek, a trigger and a connection between the same and the lever for rocking the latter; of a slide in perpetual engagement with the trigger and provided with a vertical extension at either end, the

in perpetr.

firingpin mounted in said extensions and having a stop oollar a2, the power spring mounted on the firing-pin between said collar and the rear extension of the slide, and a Sear-spring having a look-notoh adapted to engage the aforesaid collar a2 and having its forward free end bent down into'the' path of.v

the forwardl extension'on the slide, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. ln a breech-loading magazine-firearm, the combination with the barrel, the magazine V-below thefsa-meand opening into lthe frame of the arm, suitable eartridgefeeding meehanism in said magazine, a vertioallvmovable breech-block provided with a cartridge re` oeiving and firing chamber, and an aperture leading thereto forthe percussion-point of the firing-pin, a rook-lever in perpetual en* gagement with the breeeh-block,a trigger, and a connection between hesame and the lever for rocking the latter; of a slide in perpetual engagement with the trigger and provided with a vertical extension at either end, the ring-piu mounted in said extensions and having a stopcollar co2, the power spring mounted on the firing-pin betweensaid eollar and the rear extension of the slide, a searspring having a lock-notch adaptedto engage the aforesaid eollar a? and having its forward IIO into the path of the forward the side,and a sprig acting u r to hold the brooch-action in its normal poi lon of loading.J` substantialiy as 5 and for ie pri'pose set forth.

5, The @om mation Witn the Vertioally- "hiook and the trigger, of the 'ito said trigger, a. nger 4 in @mail oLi-agoment with said breech-block pivetztiiy oomlocto to tix@ 'forward and vided with @acting abutmeuts arranged to limit the movemont of said finger independently of the iowa l Substantially as and for x5 tho purpoiie set the love-r, the latter and thongei' puo# 6. Tho combination with the frame-C and tho firing mechanism, of a @over for said immo having dovetitil connection with the' frame-Walls, and al tang' adapted to be looked to the stocigof the roarm, amdl the seamzo spring f secured to the undo? side of said cover, substantially as and for the purposes fO-Ftlhv In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention X have signed my name in pres# 25 ence of two subscnbngwitnessosf OTTO ANTON HOFFMANN.

Witnesses:

FRIEDRoH KLL, LAFOR BAIRB. 

